Emre

Emre

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Emre is a popular Turkish male given name that means "lover" and/or "friend". It is also a surname in Turkey. The most popular idea is that Emre originates from the Turkish imrenmek, meaning “to love, desire" or "to feel a longing".

From Wikipedia

Emre first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 63 babies (rank #450 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Emre

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Emre yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

727

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	15	#948
1997	22	#734
1998	22	#748
1999	23	#729
2000	30	#618
2001	30	#623
2002	30	#659
2003	40	#568
2004	55	#478
2005	63	#450
2006	44	#634
2007	43	#669
2008	47	#649
2009	43	#698
2010	32	#904
2011	37	#815
2012	19	#1,327
2013	37	#829
2014	33	#898
2015	25	#1,097
2016	37	#860

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#948

1997

#734

1998

#748

1999

#729

2000

#618

2001

#623

2002

#659

2003

#568

2004

#478

2005

#450

2006

#634

2007

#669

2008

#649

2009

#698

2010

#904

2011

#815

2012

#1,327

2013

#829

2014

#898

2015

#1,097

2016

#860

Meaning

Numerology of Emre

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Emre

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Year-by-Year Detail